Competition is open to any market hog, barrow or gilt of any breed or crossbreed born after January 1st of the current year.

All swine entered must be free of disease. The swine committee reserves the right to reject any entries they feel unfit for the health of the show. A health certificate dated within the last 30 days for each entry must be presented to one of the Swine Committee Chairmen before the swine is placed in a pen.

The Junior Swine Show is open to Clarke County 4-H and FFA previous swine project members who are enrolled by January 1 of the year of the show. All new swine project members must be enrolled in the Clarke County 4-H or FFA program and declare a project by March 1 of the year of the show.

All swine entries must be nominated, weighed-in and tagged at the official project weigh-in held the first Saturday in June, year of the show. Any animal weighing over 150 pounds at initial weigh in will not be allowed to show at the 2017 fair. The Swine committee recommends a weight of at least 80 pounds at the initial weigh in for all entries.

At Monday weigh in, all swine entries are to be clean with ear tags free of debris and CLEARLY visible.

All market hogs must be weighed on Monday at approximately 7:00 P.M., and classes will be determined by weight. All hogs must weigh between 220 and 290 pounds to be eligible to show and sell in the Junior Livestock Sale. All first place market hogs will be eligible to compete in the Grand Champion market drive, and the second place market hog in the class from which the champion came from is eligible to compete for the Reserve Champion market hog as well as the remaining first place market hogs.

All hogs not weighing at least 220 pounds or weighing over 290 pounds at fair weigh-in will not be eligible to sell at the fair. Exhibitors can use these pigs in the showmanship competition, and they will be shown in overweight and underweight classes after the end of the regular market show. (Note: Over and underweight animals will not be eligible for championship class and will be shown after the champion has been selected).

All market hogs will be graded at the time of weigh-in on Fair Monday. This will be done by ultra-sound equipment.

All hogs must be kept in their pens between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. except the night of the show.

While in the show and sale ring, hogs may only be guided by canes or tubes. No whips or crops allowed at any time.

The number of hogs sold by one (1) exhibitor is limited to two (2). All hogs must be cleaned thoroughly before entering the sale ring. .40 of 1% of the sale price of hogs will be withheld for pork referendum.

To recognize hog buyers, $5.00 will be retained from the proceeds of each hog sold to purchase a newspaper advertisement.

PENS MUST BE STRIPPED OF OLD BEDDING AND REBEDDED WITH FRESH BEDDING TWICE DURING FAIR WEEK. DESIGNATED TIMES WILL BE AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE SHOW DAY AND ONCE BEFORE SALE DAY.

Pigs with body hair length less than one-half inch are not eligible for the show.

The swine barn will be closed during the swine weigh-in and after 4:00 p.m. the day of the show and during the show. Only committee members or designated volunteers are permitted.

The Swine Committee reserves the right to amend and interpret these rules and regulations as they see fit.

All waterers must be left on from the time of initial weigh in until the animal is removed from the fairgrounds.

BREEDING SWINE RULES

18.Gilt entries MUST be designated by June weigh-in this year only. Youth must complete the breeding section of their project book to be eligible to show a gilt the following year. Please make sure you have a Gilt project book by June weigh-in.

19. Animals entered in the gilt class (now the Breeding Gilt Class) are not eligible for the premium sale. An exhibitor may only bring a total of 3 swine to the fair, and if they are to bring 3, one must be a breeding gilt. To be eligible to enter a breeding gilt, 4-H and FFA members must be keeping the appropriate project/record book.

*Showmanship classes will be divided into Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Novice Showmen will be those youth who have not shown swine as a 4-H or FFA project previously at the Clarke County Fair. Junior Showman will be those exhibitors who will be 9, 10 and 11 years of age as of September 30, 2017. Intermediate showmen will be those exhibitors who will be 12 and 13 years of age as of September 30, 2017 and Senior Showmen are those exhibitors who will be 14 years of age and older as of September 30, 2017.

JUNIOR SWINE SHOW SPECIAL AWARDS

OUTSTANDING YOUTH SWINE AWARD
A $25 cash award will be presented to the outstanding youth swine exhibitor by Barbara Morris in memory of James H. Morris. This award is a reflection of the exhibitor's showmanship abilities, animal and pen care, and respect towards other exhibitors during fair week.

CLARKE COUNTY RURITAN CLUB SWINE SHOWMANSHIP AWARDS
Banners will be presented to the first and second place exhibitors in the novice, junior, intermediate and senior showmanship divisions by the Clarke County Ruritan Club.

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET HOG AWARD
In memory of Floyd Lofton, SMIDLEY Feeder Dealer, a $25.00 cash award will be presented to the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Hog.

VIRGINIA PORK INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
The Virginia Pork Industry will award a silver tray to the sweepstakes winner in the Junior Market Hog Show. The winner is to be selected by the total number of points accumulated in the show by the following systems: 1st- 5 points; 2nd-4 points; 3rd- 3 points; for placings in the single classes, pen classes, and fitting and showing classes. In case of a tie, the tying exhibitor placing highest in the fitting and showing class will receive the award.

JUNIOR SWINE HERDSMAN AWARD
In memory of Mrs. Geraldine Lofton, a $50.00 cash award will be presented by the Lucky Leaf 4-H Club to the youth who does the best job of presenting his/her project during fair week. This will be divided equally among the exhibitors if more than one exhibitor's projects are in the same pen.

HOFF MEMORIAL AWARD
In memory of Mr. Floyd Hoff and Mr. Jock Hoff, a banner will be presented to the exhibitor for the Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog by an anonymous donor.

L. Floyd Jenkins Swine Award
The L. Floyd Jenkins Swine Award has been established in memory of Mr. L. Floyd Jenkins. This award is to be given to the exhibitor of Grand Champion Market Hog each year. Mr. Jenkins believed in honesty, hard work and responsibility. These characteristics can be developed at an early age by raising and caring for livestock. Hard work should be rewarded and respect should be earned, not given. The exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Hog will receive a plaque and a check.

Congratulations to the 2017 Pageant Winners

2017 Miss Clarke County Fair Winner

Margaret McFillen

1st Runner Up: Ashley Woerl

2nd Runner Up: Stephanie Miller

2017 Junior Miss Clarke County Fair Winner

Madelynn Hutchison

1st Runner Up: Trysten Jackson

2nd Runner Up: Kileigh Smallwood

2017 Pre-Teen Miss Clarke County Fair Winner

Kendal Lambert

1st Runner Up: Kelsey Elrod

2nd Runner Up: Emily Vincent

2017 Little Miss Clarke County Fair Winner

Avalina Bogaty

1st Runner Up: Kierra Hottle

2nd Runner Up: Harper Davis

Concert

BRYAN SHEPHERD and his band will perform Saturday, August 19th starting at 8:00 PM. Concert is Free! Gate admission is $7 for adults, $2 for children ages 5-15.

Concert Cancelled

AUGUST 4, 2017

THE JANA KRAMER CONCERT ON AUGUST 19TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. REFUNDS WILL BE PROCESSED THROUGH ETIX.COM

WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ANY OTHER PERFORMANCES THAT EVENING.

Livestock Entries

The Livestock Committee is accepting open entries starting Monday, July 10th with Showorks. Beef entries accepted until July 15th. Goats, Sheep, Poultry, Rabbits and Horses accepted until July 31st. To register visit http://ccrflivestock.weebly.com/

All 4-H and FFA exhibitors must have their contact information, livestock being shown, and housing of livestock details entered by March 15, 2017. If there are any changes after March entry, we ask the exhibitor to contact ccrflivestock@gmail.com so changes can be approved and corrected online.